LIST OF IMPORTANT MILITARY OPERATIONS
LIST OF IMPORTANT MILITARY OPERATIONS
1.Operation Parakram-13th Dec 2001
2.Operation Cactus-1988
3.Operation Trident -1971
4.Operation Vijay -1961
5.Operation Vajra Shakti-2002
6.Operation Black Thunder-1988
7.Operation Blue Star-1984
8.Operation Black Tornado- 26nov 2008
9.Operation Green Hunt-2009
10.Operation Brasstacks-1986
11.Operation Meghdoot-1984
12.Operation Pawan-1987
13.Operation Safed Sagar- 11th may 1999
14.Operation Talwar-1999
15.Operation Dhangu Suraksha-2016
16.Operation Bandar- 26 Feb 2019
17.Operation Ganga-2022
Operation Parakram
Operation Cactus
The operation was launched in Nov 1988 on call of Maldives President MA Gayoom, who was under threat of a coup from mercenaries. The three services of India launched the operation and captured the mercenaries.
Operation Trident (1971)
This was a naval offensive operation launched on Pakistan's port city of Karachi by the Indian Navy during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. India celebrates its Navy Day annually on 4 December to mark this operation.
Operation Vijay (1961)
Launched in 1961 to liberate Goa from Portuguses control.
Operation Vijay (1999)
Indian operation to push back the infiltrators from the Kargil Sector.
Operation Vajra Shakti
Launched in Sep 2002 to evacuate Akshardham Temple in Gandhinagar, Gujarat of terrorists.
Operation Black Thunder
Launched by DGP KPS Gill in 1988 to rid the Golden Temple of militants.
Operation Blue Star
Launched during the reign of Mrs Indira Gandhi in Jun 1984 against the Sikh militants operating from Golden Temple.
Operation Black Tornado
An action by National Security Guards against the 26 Nov 2008 terrorists attacks in Mumbai.
Operation Green Hunt
The name given to Government's paramilitary offensive against the naxals in the 'Red Corridor'.
Operation Brasstacks
The operation was launched by the Indian Army in November 1986 to simulate a full-scale war on the western border.
Operation Meghdoot
An operation launched by the Indian Military to capture the Siachen Glacier in the disputed Kashmir region in April 1984. The Indian troops finally gained control of the entire Siachen Glacier.
Operation Pawan
It was the codename given to the operations by the Indian Peace Keeping Force to take control of Jaffna from the LTTE in late 1987.
Operation Safed Sagar
It was the codename assigned to the Indian Air Force's strike to support the Ground troops during Operation Vijay Kargil.
Operation Talwar
This refers to the deployment of Naval Fleets in the North Arabian Sea during the 1999 Kargil conflict between India and Pakistan.
Operation Dhangu Suraksha
This refers to the operation launched in Jan 2016 to neutralise terrorists who attacked Pathankot air base in Punjab.
Operation Bandar
It was the codename given to the bombing raid conducted by Indian warplanes on February 26, 2019, in Balakot, Pakistan against a terrorist training camp.
Operation Ganga
This refers to the operation launched in Feb 2022 to evacuate students studying in Ukraine who had crossed over to its neighbouring countries viz. Romania, Poland, Hungary, Moldova and Slovakia following the invasion by Russia.
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